by Lynn Oldshue | Feb 3, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“Destiny has Cerebral Palsy. Doctors said she wouldn’t be able to walk or talk. For a long time, she didn’t. Now she’s marching and playing the drum in Mardi Gras parades with the Magnolia Breeze Youth Ensemble. These parades are everything to Destiny. She...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 31, 2024 | A Southern Soul
Something a little different. Our Southern Souls is presenting a fundraiser show at the the Frog Pond Sunday Social in Silverhill, Alabama. My first version of writing stories started ten years ago at the Frog Pond, so I try to keep giving back. The Frog Pond is a...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 28, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up Mennonite in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We lived on a dairy farm; milking cows isn’t easy. They all had names and personalities; we steered clear of Dina because she would try to kick you every time. We had a big family—Mom had ten brothers and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 27, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I was a surprise and somewhat of a miracle baby. Always an old soul—even as a little girl. My parents worked, so I had a nanny who kept me. She was close to my grandmother’s age and taught me hymns and planted seeds of wisdom and knowledge. We drank coffee and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jan 23, 2024 | A Southern Soul
“I turned to alcohol when I was thirteen years old. I didn’t know my worth or value and became obsessed with drinking. I drank all through high school with no way out. My mom told me to go to AA, or I was going to die. That was a wake-up call. I started AA when I was...
